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meningealnoun(anatomy, relational) Relating to the meninges.
mesentericnoun(anatomy) Relating to the mesentery.
vasculaturenoun(anatomy) The blood vessels or their arrangement in the body, or within an organ.
epididymisnoun(anatomy) A narrow, tightly-coiled tube connecting the efferent ducts from the rear of each testicle to its vas deferens, where sperm are stored during maturation.
lymphnoun(physiology) A colourless, watery, coagulable bodily fluid which bathes the tissues and is carried by the lymphatic system into the bloodstream; it resembles blood plasma in containing white blood cells and especially lymphocytes but normally few red blood cells and no platelets.
adventitianoun(anatomy, histology) The outermost layer of epithelial tissue encasing a visceral organ.
efferentnounA duct or stream that carries away.
lymphatic tissuenountissue making up the lymphatic system
mediastinumnoun(anatomy) The region in mammals between the pleural sacs, containing the heart and all of the thoracic viscera except the lungs.
sensory nervenounA sensory nerve, or afferent nerve, is an anatomic term for a nerve that contains exclusively afferent nerve fibers.
splanchnicnoun(medicine) Of, in, near or pertaining to the viscera or intestines.
innervationnounSpecial activity excited in any part of the nervous system or in any organ of sense or motion; the nervous influence necessary for the maintenance of life, and the functions of the various organs.
peritoneal cavitynounThe peritoneal cavity is a potential space located between the two layers of the peritoneum—the parietal peritoneum, the serous membrane that lines the abdominal wall, and visceral peritoneum, which surrounds the internal organs.
tubulesnounA small pipe or fistular body; a little tube.
anal canalnounThe anal canal is the part that connects the rectum to the anus, located below the level of the pelvic diaphragm.
spermatic cordnoun(anatomy) The cord, consisting of the vas deferens, nerves, and blood vessels, that runs from the abdominal cavity to the testicle in the scrotum.
medullarynounRelating to a medulla.
synoviumnoun(anatomy) Alternative form of synovial membrane. [(anatomy) A thin membrane that lines the ligamentous surfaces of joint capsules, tendon sheaths where free movement is necessary, and bursae; it is composed of dense connective tissue and secretes synovial fluid.]
calculinoun(uncountable, often definite, the calculus) Differential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject.
umbilical veinnounThe umbilical vein is a vein present during fetal development that carries oxygenated blood from the placenta into the growing fetus.

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